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13-letter words that end in ous

  • superstitious — of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition: superstitious fears.
  • surreptitious — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
  • tauromorphous — having the form of a bull
  • tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
  • tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
  • tetrapetalous — having four petals.
  • tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
  • the conscious — that part of one's mental activity of which one is fully aware at any given time
  • toxicophagous — poison-eating
  • trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
  • trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
  • tubuliflorous — having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.
  • ultracautious — extremely or excessively cautious
  • umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
  • un-nutritious — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
  • unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
  • unceremonious — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
  • uncontentious — tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
  • undeleterious — injurious to health: deleterious gases.
  • unmeritorious — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
  • unperspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
  • unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
  • unspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • unsuperfluous — not superfluous or excessive; moderate
  • ustilagineous — belonging to the Ustilaginales, an order of fungi that cause plant disease
  • ventriloquous — of or relating to ventriloquism or a ventriloquist
  • xanthochroous — light-skinned and fair-haired
  • xiphophyllous — (botany) Having sword-shaped leaves.
  • zygodactylous — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.
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